Replacing 1st fire station built in Orlando's black community

Feb 17, 2009 | 2:09 PM

A new $3.5 million Fire Station 7 was dedicated Tuesday, replacing the original Station 7 that was built in 1968 as the first fire station in Orlando's black community. The old station was staffed by three of the first six black firefighters hired by the city. Mayor Buddy Dyer and City Commissioners Daisy Lynum and Sam Ings were there to dedicate the new station. Ings said he hopes the old station, next door to the new one, can be converted into a police substation.

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